Hour 3 (11.13) 8:05 — The FAA ground stop is over, so check your flight and expect backups at the airport. An asphalt tanker hit the docked riverboat American Heritage in New Orleans. LAX’s people mover slips again and now isn’t expected before February 2027. Two more storms are lined up for Southern California next week. And Tallyrand in Burbank, which serves a turkey dinner every day of the year, is open on Thanksgiving for dine-in and takeout. 

8:20 — The “Trashed Panda” story: a raccoon night in Ashland, Virginia, liquor store became a T-shirt line that raised more than $290,000. The shelter normally costs less than $20,000 a year, and the money is paying body cameras for its officers. Plus, storms across the country and up to 50-foot waves forecast at Mavericks near San Francisco. 

8:35 — NFL handicapper Sammy Long (@Thesammylong) went 3-2 last week and brought his Gold Star Game of the Week. On board: Patriots vs. Lions in Munich, Vikings vs. Packers, Chiefs vs. Falcons, 49ers vs. Cowboys and Steelers vs. Bengals. 

8:50 — What are the best Christmas songs of all time, and what’s your favorite?